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First ruling by Colombia special tribunal is ‘crucial milestone’ says UN human rights chief
19 Sep 2025 00:43 GMT
… of the High Commissioner of Human Rights supported the process and … decades of ongoing non-international armed conflict. It rests upon the principle … armed conflict and human rights violations, such as the killings and enforced disappearances of human rights …
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Former human rights leader now stuck in a prison 'hellhole', son claims
17 Sep 2025 20:17 GMT
… seen as a beacon for human rights after serving as the general … -violent struggle for democracy and human rights".
But after leading Myanmar … ,000 civilians, according to the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data (ACLED …
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UN Human Rights Council urged to maintain international scrutiny in Sri Lanka
17 Sep 2025 16:49 GMT
… member states’ compliance with international human rights treaties is reviewed annually.
… the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, Human Rights Watch, and the … the three-decade-long internal armed conflict between government forces and the …
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Government corruption fuels human rights crisis in South Sudan, independent panel finds
17 Sep 2025 05:03 GMT
… , as well as fuelling deadly armed conflict over resources.”
Diversion of funds … in human rights are indispensable,” said Ms. Sooka.
The Commission on Human Rights in … South Sudan was established by the UN Human Rights Council …
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PERU: ‘The state cannot pardon itself for violating human rights’
16 Sep 2025 20:54 GMT
… accused of committing human rights violations during Peru’s internal armed conflict from 1980 …
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UN inquiry’s report details how systemic government corruption is fuelling an acute human rights crisis: South Sudan
16 Sep 2025 09:12 GMT
… well as fuelling deadly armed conflict over resources. The suffering … and an investment in human rights are indispensable.”
The … , Kenya, fulfilling its Human Rights Council mandate to investigate … and report on human rights violations. The report …
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Global: Amnesty’s Secretary General calls for robust response to urgent human rights challenges at UN General Assembly
16 Sep 2025 05:35 GMT
… Palestinian NGOs; political, humanitarian and human rights crises in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Venezuela … amid a record number of armed conflicts, rampant inequality, inadequate efforts … often global challenges threatening the human rights of billions all over …
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War has never been what it seems: the testimony of Benoit Paré
19 Sep 2025 09:39 GMT
… dimension” (civilian issues, human rights, economic and humanitarian aspects … the case of the armed conflict in Ukraine, the … reporting on incidents and human rights violations, and facilitating … opening’ of an international armed conflict is, in principle, not …
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The PKK’s Disarmament and Turkey’s Fragile Search for Peace: Transitional or Transactional Justice?
19 Sep 2025 09:24 GMT
… back.
An end to the armed conflict would undoubtedly benefit Turkey domestically … had shifted to a more human rights-based framing of their needs … perceive the resolution of the armed conflict as beneficial for his party …
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Trump is using visa cuts to bully African nations, some Nigerians say
18 Sep 2025 21:30 GMT
Abimbola was excited to travel from her home in Nigeria to visit friends in the U.S. whom she hadn’t seen in years. In August, 27-year-old Abimbola, who is using a pseudonym to avoid sharing her travel plans publicly, applied for a U.S. tourism visa.
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